ergative case
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ergative case
noun ergative cases
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A grammatical case used to indicate the agent of a transitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.
Similar: ergative
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noun case used to indicate the agent of a verb in ergative-absolutive languages
| Español | caso ergativo, ergativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 능격 neunggyeok |
| 日本語 | 能格 nōkaku |
| 中文 | 作格 zuògé |
| Português | caso ergativo |
| Français | ergatif |
| Deutsch | Ergativ |
| Italiano | caso ergativo |
| Română | ergativ |
| Русский | эргати́в ergatív, эргати́вный паде́ж ergatívnyj padéž |
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title = {ergative case},
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